“Shout to the Lord” on American Idol
Now, I have to admit I am long since tired of the song “Shout to the Lord” but it was a pleasant suprise to hear it as a featured song on last night’s “Idol Gives Back” show and as the lead performance of the result show tonight. What struck me the most about the song [...]
Living Out-Carnationally - Journal Reflection
By living incarnationally we not only model the pattern of humanity set up in the Incarnation but we also create space for mission to take place in organic ways.In this way mission becomes something that ‘fits’ seamlessly into the ordinary rhythms of life, friendships, and community and is thus thoroughly contextualized. Thus these ‘practices’ form [...]
Technology and the Church
I am very interested in the use of electronic media and technology in the church. Yesterday I came across this short bog post that sparked a few thoughts.
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Mark Batterson is the Sr. Pastor at National Community Church in Washington DC. They are a large multi-site church that meets in [...]
Defining Missional and Organic
This was a helpful article from Alan Hirsch
http://www.christianitytoday.com/smallgroups/articles/smallgroupmissionofgod.html
He offers some good clarification of over-used (yet often misunderstood) terms. IE:
What does the term missional mean to you?
Well, that’s one of those very difficult terms because it’s so widely used. But for me, it primarily refers to a church that organizes itself around the mission of God, [...]
